1989 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 1989 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Theophilus Danzy, the Braves compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1989 Alcorn State Braves football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Theophilus Danzy (4th season)
Home stadium	Henderson Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling State $^	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Jackson State ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Alabama State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	vs. Grambling State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Football Classic)	L 14–30	33,722	[1]
September 16	at Alabama State		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 27–13	10,000	[2]
September 23	Abilene Christian*		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 31–21		[3]
October 7	at Texas Southern		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 40–15		[4]
October 14	Lamar*		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 32–16		[5]
October 21	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–10		[6]
October 28	at Southwest Missouri State*	No. 20	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 19–59	9,148	[7]
November 4	Mississippi Valley State		Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 39–6		[8]
November 11	vs. Prairie View A&M		Martin Stadium Natchez, MS	W 56–7	5,161	[9]
November 18	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 20–23		[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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